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Show MR. MILLS' PROPHESIES. Tha Fore Kill Will ba an l.nvo In lani Mr. Harrliioil Will Hun. Boner y. Mil's In at. Louis (iloh. Democrat. "The issue in 'Hi will be the tariiV and the force bill. The tariff will be tho main i.-sne, and tho democratic nartv will subordinate everything and rise to the one paramount idea and yrojec! of reforming tho tarilT, reducing it and lessening the burdens of taxation under which the peoplo are suffering. "In deference and response lo tho demands de-mands at tho polls last fall, the democratic demo-cratic houso w ill pass a larilf bill. Its fate in the senate I cannot predict, but if it fails to pass there the party will go before tho peoplo in ''Ji on a taritr reform re-form platform, and wo wdl sweep the country to such a degree that last fall's election will seem a mere breeze in comparison. The fact is the tarill question is the main issue. The coinage of silver now putting $tio,oo(),Oili) or $70,000,000 in circulation annually, will have no effect so long as the present system of ruinous and burdensome taxation tax-ation continues. It makes very little difference to a man how much money is put iu his pocket so long asst is taken out by taxes as fast as it is put in. Teriff reform is the need of the hour, ami all business will ad just itself to the reform hopefully and buoyantlv. Tarill' reform is the only remedy for the business busi-ness and agricultural depression of the country." "What doyou think of Mr. Blaine's reciprocity scheme ?" "It is purely democratic. It is tho democratic policy, and interchange of commodities between nations, but Mr. lilaiue'a scheme is circumscribed and restricted. He calls for reciprocal trade with tho South American states for tho purpose of finding markets for our manufactures. What wo want is a market for our agricultural agri-cultural products, as we have $700,000,-001) $700,000,-001) worth of them to dispose of annually annu-ally to 100,0')0,OUO worth of manufactured manufac-tured products. Tho democrats are in favor of the largest trade in every direction." di-rection." "Who will be tho republican nominee nomi-nee in '!!'.' ?" "Mr. Harrison, without a doubt. The indications all point that way; and chuckling) wo will havo a walkover," said Mr. Mills. |